Tiny Oriental Crips (San Diego)

The Tattoo In The Above Picture (Laos) Represent Laotian Pride.

The Tiny Oriental Crips (TOC) are an Asian/Laotian-American street gang based on the West Side of Linda Vista and parts of the Mira Mesa, in the Central neighborhoodof San Diego, California. The Tiny Oriental Crips are primarily consist of Laotians, but also include Hmong and Vietnamese as well as descendants of Khmer. The Tiny Oriental Crips share their neighborhood (Linda Vista) with the Linda Vista Crips and the Linda Vista 13 (Hispanic Surenos Gang).

The Tiny Oriental Crips have been active on the streets of San Diego, for over twenty years with around fifty or sixty documented members. They tend to align themselves with African-American street gangs, who falls under the crip umbrella. The Tiny Oriental Crips can be found throughout the United States, in places such as Sacramento, Arizona, Temecula Valley and the Riverside County.

In The News

In 2012, the Tiny Oriental Crips were part of a 12 month federal Meth investigation and a massive three-day gang sweep in San Diego, neighborhoods such as Linda Vista, Oak Park, Clairemont Mesa, and City Heights. Which, resulted in over 30 arrest’s of individuals with ties to the Linda Vista Crips, Oriental Mob Crips, Viet Boys, and the Logan Heights Gang (Calle Treinta).

The investigation was dubbed “Crystal Palace II,”by federal agents and detectives, who confiscated 52 weapons such as 9 Millimeter (9MM) handguns and high-powered assault rifles (AK 47’s and A/R 15’s), with extended magazines. The large drug scale operation, mainly Meth, were being transported from “Super Lab” in Mexico.

In 2002, Eric Hung Le and Down Yang, two active member of the Tiny Oriental Crips, were accused of a drive-by shooting that took place in front of Han Kuk Billiard Hall (pool hall), owned by Don Su. The pool hall was a popular hangout for asian gangs, located on Conway Street, around Engineer Road.

The attended targets were members of the Asian Crips and the Tiny Rascals Gang. However, the only victims were the pool hall owner (Don Su), who was struck by a stray bullet and died three day’s later, and two innocent bystanders who were also wounded. In 2008, Down Yang, was already in prison for non-related charges, when he was arrested on suspicion of murder.

In 2012, Erik Hung Le and Down George Yang, were both convicted for the murder of Don Su, who were 41 years old at the time of the shooting. Erik Hung Le was sentenced to 96 years in prison and Down Yang was sentenced to 101 years in prison.

Allies & Rivals

The Tiny Oriental Crips, are allies of the Linda Vista Crips and the Oriental Killer Boys as well as the Oriental Mafia Crips. They mainly feud with other Asian-American street gangs in San Diego, such as Oriental Boy Soldiers and the Asian Crips as well as the Asian Insane Bloods.

28 Replies to “Tiny Oriental Crips (San Diego)”

Y’all can say want you want and I aint got any love for em or hate for em but they are down. these asian gangstas might be small but they are always deep and strapped. I grew up in Dago and i am telling you they are down to kill/

I think the name “tiny” was used because the founder looked in his underwear one day and tiny was what he saw…have you ever seen a chink in a porno? There’s a reason for that the average nip has a 2″ penis and that’s fully erect, they are hung like mice…that’s why the chink girls lve white guys with our 9″ penis…

FUCK YOU ‘WOOD! YOU FAKE ASS INTERNET SOLDIER!. THEY CALL ME “YOUR MURDERER”. ASK ABOUT ME. I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU IF YOU COME AT ME LIKE THAT. STRAIGHT UP! FIND ME, THEN REMIND ME HOMEBOY. I AIN’T HIDING OR ANONYMOUS LIKE YOU FOOL. KNOW HOMIES, BUT NO CLICK, JUST READY TO FIGHT.

Asian gangs ain’t beefin’ no more. we getting bread now. only them 2015 gangs that’s tryna prove themselves still tryna portray da roll of something they seen on TV. obs okb toc omc haven’t beefed for years. those are established Asian gangs in SD. we out there tryna live.

These wiggas hahaha they get no love. These Asians are even more pathetic than the tagging crews in SoCal. This all I have to say. GROW SOME BALLS GO BACK TO LAOS, CHINA OR WHEREEVER YOUR FROM AND JOIN A TRAID That shits pathetic you Asians sound look and act stupid and annoying as fuck tring to act and dress and talk like a black person from Compton. Only real Asians get love and respect i n Cali not these wanna be blacks

Stop Talking on this.and to reply to both comments watch out for them orientals they hard in the pen they have they own cards and how the hell u know cuz from OBS…don’t believe that people…and don’t go to 44st!!!

Asians and their street gangs are among some of the funniest things. Ever wonder what happens to these super crips when they get locked up? They get no sympathy from blacks and are forced to claim “other”, better hide that blue rag!